Apparatus for a pickup truck box cover

Abstract

An apparatus for a pickup truck box cover includes a frame having a generally flat rectangular shape and configured to reside in a plane generally perpendicular to a bed of the pickup truck and proximate a back of a cab of the pickup truck. A means joins the frame to a frame of the pickup truck. A means joins the frame to the pickup truck box. A top surface is removably joined to the frame and configured to extend back from a top portion of the cab of the pickup truck along a sloping plane intersecting a plane containing the bed of the pickup truck. Side panels are removably joined to the frame and configured to extend from the top surface to the bed of the pickup truck where, in conjunction with the pickup truck, a shape resembling generally flat bottom airfoil is formed.

1. An apparatus for a pickup truck box cover, the apparatus comprising:
 a top surface configured to extend back from a top portion of a cab of the pickup truck along a sloping plane intersecting a horizontal plane contained within a bed of the pickup truck; and 
 side panels configured to extend from said top surface to the bed of the pickup truck where, in conjunction with the pickup truck, a low pressure area rearward of the cab is reduced. 
 
     
     
       2. The apparatus as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising a frame configured for joining said top surface and said side panels to the pickup truck. 
     
     
       3. The apparatus as recited in  claim 2 , further comprising means for joining said frame to a frame of the pickup truck. 
     
     
       4. The apparatus as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising a window configured for allowing a rear view for a driver. 
     
     
       5. The apparatus as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising at least one access door for allowing access to an interior space. 
     
     
       6. The apparatus as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said top surface meets an end of the bed of the pickup truck. 
     
     
       7. The apparatus as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said top surface meets a top end of a tailgate of the pickup truck where the tailgate is configured to incline inward over the bed along said sloping plane. 
     
     
       8. The apparatus as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said top surface meets a top portion of a tailgate of the pickup truck where the tailgate is configured in an open position parallel to the bed. 
     
     
       9. An apparatus for a pickup truck box cover, the apparatus comprising:
 means for covering a top surface extending back from a top portion of a cab of the pickup truck along a sloping plane intersecting a horizontal plane contained within a bed of the pickup truck; and 
 means for covering sides extending from said top surface covering means to the bed of the pickup truck where, in conjunction with the pickup truck, a low pressure area rearward of the cab is reduced. 
 
     
     
       10. The apparatus as recited in  claim 9 , further comprising frame means for joining said top surface covering means and said sides covering means to the pickup truck. 
     
     
       11. The apparatus as recited in  claim 10 , further comprising means for joining said frame means to the pickup truck. 
     
     
       12. The apparatus as recited in  claim 9 , further comprising means for allowing a rear view for a driver. 
     
     
       13. The apparatus as recited in  claim 9 , further comprising means for accessing an interior space. 
     
     
       14. An apparatus for a pickup truck box cover, the apparatus comprising:
 a frame having a generally flat rectangular shape and configured to reside in a plane generally perpendicular to a bed of the pickup truck and proximate a back of a cab of the pickup truck; 
 means for joining said frame to a frame of the pickup truck; 
 means for joining said frame to the pickup truck box; 
 a top surface removably joined to said frame and configured to extend back from a top portion of the cab of the pickup truck along a sloping plane intersecting a horizontal plane contained within the bed of the pickup truck; and 
 side panels removably joined to said frame and configured to extend from said top surface to the bed of the pickup truck where, in conjunction with the pickup truck, a low pressure area rearward of the cab is reduced. 
 
     
     
       15. The apparatus as recited in  claim 14 , wherein said top surface further comprises a window configured in said top surface for allowing a rear view for a driver. 
     
     
       16. The apparatus as recited in  claim 14 , further comprising at least one access door for allowing access to an interior space. 
     
     
       17. The apparatus as recited in  claim 14 , wherein said top surface meets an end of the bed of pickup truck. 
     
     
       18. The apparatus as recited in  claim 14 , wherein said top surface meets a top end of a tailgate of the pickup truck where the tailgate is configured to incline inward over the bed along said sloping plane. 
     
     
       19. The apparatus as recited in  claim 14 , wherein said top surface meets a top portion of a tailgate of the pickup truck where the tailgate is configured in an open position parallel to the bed.